Royal Commission extends deadline for aged care submissions to 30 June 2020
The closing date for submissions has been extended by two months to 30 June 2020 after the recent announcement that…
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Royal Commission Chair warns against “unintended consequences” of restrictions on aged care visits – calls on providers to use staff to provide ‘touch’
The Chair of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, the Hon Gaetano Pagone QC (pictured above), has…
Health Minister Greg Hunt warns families not to pull loved ones out of aged care homes – as facilities told not to host childcare groups
The Minister maintains aged care homes are still the safest place for older Australians who need care, despite concerns about…
Counsel Assisting backs away from Commissioners’ new system model at aged care redesign hearing – Commissioner Pagone calls on sector to “fully engage” with Royal Commission
Senior Counsel Assisting Peter Gray QC appears to have gone cold on the Commissioners’ redesign of the aged care system…
Greg Hunt backs away from Fed Govt plans to ‘privatise’ ACAT teams
The Health Minister (pictured centre) told a meeting of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Health Council last Friday that…
Fed Govt introduces Bill to move to paying home care providers in arrears – new system starts 1 June 2020
The Government is looking to reduce the estimated $700 million in unspent home care funds by moving providers to payments…
Chief Medical Officer issues Coronavirus warning to residential aged care providers
Professor Brendan Murphy (pictured) – soon to be the new Department of Health Secretary – has told providers to focus…
Anthony Albanese comes out against Government’s plan to outsource ACAT assessments – Rick Morton questions if Government reform is “accounting trick”
The Labor leader criticised the Government’s plan to publicly tender the aged care assessments later this year in a speech to…
Government opens applications for national trial of PainChek app – 15% RAC penetration rate
The 12-month trial is on target to hit its target of delivering the smart phone pain assessment and monitoring device…
Fed Govt announces $50M aged care Business Improvement Fund to improve systems and financial health – or get out
Aged care providers will be able to access short-term grants to fix their management and IT systems, transfer ownership or…